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On May 24, 2024, Gov. Walz signed HF 5247 into law. Among other things in the omnibus bill, the bill made several changes to the state’s paid family and medical leave law (PFML). Under the PFML, employees will be entitled to partial wage replacement for 12-20 weeks of leave in a 52-week period for medical leave and bonding or caring for a family member. The law is discussed in an article in the June 6, 2023, edition of Compliance Corner. The law will become effective on January 1, 2026.&

On April 19, 2024, the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) confirmed that New Mexico insurance carriers had begun providing coverage for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved by the FDA.   The OSI’s announcement came just six weeks after Opill became available over the counter and includes a reminder that New Mexico health insurance carriers are required to cover the cost of certain over-the-counter contraceptives purchased at in-network pharmaci

On February 1, 2024, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Division of Financial Regulation issued Bulletin 2024-2, which provides interim guidance for health benefit plans regarding the coverage of gender-affirming treatment consistent with Section 20 of 2023 Oregon House Bill 2002.  The interim guidance provides that:  Carriers may not deny or limit coverage under the plan for gender-affirming treatment that is medically necessary and prescribed in accordance

Significant modifications to OFLA will take effect July 1, 2024, pursuant to legislation passed in 2023 and 2024.   The 2023 legislation requires all Oregon employers to adopt a measured forward leave year, while the 2024 legislation makes a number of changes, including:  OFLA will no longer run together with Paid Leave Oregon. Eligible employees may draw on either OFLA or Paid Leave Oregon (but not both) for qualifying events. Accordingly, the list of OFLA qualifying eve

Although the CAA 2021 AEOB provision was effective January 1, 2022, the DOL, IRS, and CMS (the departments) deferred enforcement of this requirement. The departments have not yet specified an enforcement date but recently provided an update on their progress towards AEOB rulemaking and implementation.    Under the CAA 2021, individuals are entitled to a good faith estimate of expected charges and an AEOB prior to receiving healthcare services, including services from an out-o

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On May 9, 2024, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2024-25, which provides the 2025 inflation-adjusted limits for HSAs and HSA-qualifying HDHPs. According to the revenue procedure, the 2025 annual HSA contribution limit will increase to $4,300 for individuals with self-only HDHP coverage (up $150 from 2024) and to $8,550 for individuals with anything other than self-only HDHP coverage (family or self + one, self + child(ren), or self + spouse/domestic partner coverage), an increase of $250 from